Mia Gommers
 Mia Gommers in 1969 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 September 1939 Stein, Limburg, the Netherlands |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Club | Unitas, Sittard |
Medal record | |
Maria ("Mia") Francisca Philomena Hoogakker-Gommers (born 26 September 1939) is a retired Dutch athlete, who competed mainly in the 800 metres. She was the second female world record-holder over 1500 metres in October 1967 at Sittard (The Netherlands), breaking the record of Anne Smith, who set the record in June of that year, by almost two seconds.[1]
Gommers competed for The Netherlands in the 1968 Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the 800 metres, where she won the bronze medal.[2]
On 14 June 1969 she also broke Smith's world record on the mile in an event in Leicester. At the 1969 European Championships in Athletics in Athens on 20 September 1969, she ran below Paola Pigni's new 1500 m record, but was beaten to the finish by Jaroslava Jehlickova. In 1969 she was chosen the Dutch female sportsperson of the year.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ World record progression at athletix.org
- ^ Mia Gommers. sports-reference.com
- ^ Tuenter, Geertje (2024-06-25). "Maria Gommers won in 1968 brons op de eerste olympische 800 meter" [Maria Gommers won the bronze medal in 1968 at the first Olympic 800 metres]. NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-07-18.
Maria Gommers werd in 1969 sportvrouw van het jaar in Nederland.
[Maria Gommers was elected Dutch sports woman of the year in 1969.]
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